Undergraduate Program
Term Schedule
In addition to these courses, undergraduates may register for the graduate course OPT 492, THZ PHENOMENA & TECHNOLOGY.
Fall 2020
Number | Title | Instructor | Time |
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OPT 1000-1
Gary Wicks
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Graduate teaching assistantship in Optics |
OPT 101-1
Thomas Brown
TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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A discussion of the properties of light: refraction, imaging, diffraction, interference, the development of the microscope, telescope, laser, the Internet, information storage and display, and medical applications. Demonstrations. The EAS10X seminar/workshop is required for all students taking an EAS10X course for credit. Seminars discuss engineering and applied sciences in the real world, and provide overviews of Optics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Audio and Music Engineering, and Chemical Engineering.
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OPT 201-1
Jim Zavislan
MW 6:15PM - 9:55PM
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Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving.
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OPT 201-2
Jim Zavislan
TR 3:25PM - 6:05PM
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Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving.
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OPT 201-3
Jim Zavislan
TR 6:15PM - 9:55PM
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Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving.
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OPT 203-1
Jennifer Kruschwitz
M 9:00AM - 10:15AM
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
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OPT 203-2
Jennifer Kruschwitz
T 6:15PM - 9:15PM
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
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OPT 203-3
Jennifer Kruschwitz
F 12:30PM - 3:30PM
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
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OPT 203-4
Jennifer Kruschwitz
R 6:15PM - 9:15PM
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
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OPT 203-5
Jennifer Kruschwitz
W 6:15PM - 9:15PM
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data.
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OPT 211-1
Gregory Savich
M 7:40PM - 10:20PM
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Teaches techniques of transforming continuous problems to discrete mathematical models. Students learn computational methods for solving problems in optics using high level software. Includes labs.
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OPT 212-1
Gregory Savich
M 10:25AM - 11:40AM
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MATLAB II for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211
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OPT 212-2
W 8:00AM - 8:50AM
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MATLAB I for Optics Majors
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OPT 212-3
F 9:00AM - 10:15AM
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MATLAB for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211
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OPT 241-1
Julie Bentley
TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 241-2
Julie Bentley
T 6:15PM - 7:30PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 241-3
Julie Bentley
T 6:15PM - 7:30PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 241-4
Julie Bentley
T 6:15PM - 7:30PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 241-5
Julie Bentley
W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 241-6
Julie Bentley
W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 241-7
Julie Bentley
W 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations.
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OPT 242-1
Brian Kruschwitz
TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Optics majors have more fun! Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261.
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OPT 242-2
F 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261.\
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OPT 243-1
Jessica Nelson
MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
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OPT 243-2
Jessica Nelson
MW 4:50PM - 6:05PM
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
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OPT 243-3
Jessica Nelson
M 9:00AM - 12:00PM
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
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OPT 243-4
Jessica Nelson
W 9:00AM - 12:00PM
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
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OPT 243-5
Jessica Nelson
R 3:00PM - 6:00PM
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must be in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates.
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OPT 245-1
Ethan Burnham-Fay
TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM
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This course focuses teaching the multidisciplinary aspects of designing complex, precise systems. In these systems, aspects from mechanics, optics, electronics, design for manufacturing/assembly, and metrology/qualification must all be considered to design, build, and demonstrate a successful precision system. The goal of this class is to develop a fundamental understanding of multidisciplinary design for designing the next generation of advanced instrumentation. This course is open to graduate students in engineering and physics backgrounds although it has a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and systems engineering topics. This course is open to undergraduates who are in their senior year.
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OPT 246-1
James Oliver
TR 3:25PM - 4:40PM
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Optical interference in a multilayer stack and its application to anti-reflection coatings, beamsplitters, laser mirrors, polarizers, and bandpass filters. Prerequisites: OPT 262
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OPT 253-1
Svetlana Lukishova
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This laboratory course (3 hours per week) exposes students to cutting-edge photon counting instrumentation and methods with applications ranging from quantum information to nanotechnology,biotechnology and medicine. Major topics include quantum entanglement and Bells inequalities, single-photon interference, single-emitter confocal fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy, photonic bandgap materials, Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometer, and photon antibunching. Each lab also includes lecture and discussions of lab materials. |
OPT 262-1
Andrew Berger
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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Electromagnetic Theory: Maxwell's equations in differential form, dipole radiation, Rayleigh scattering, polarization,energy flow (Poynting vector), plane waves, wave propagation in air/glass/metals, reflection and refraction, birefringence, polarization-sensitive optical elements (wave plates and polarizers),applications to nonlinear and quantum optics.
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OPT 310-1
Wayne Knox
MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
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Specifications, project development, and project planning will include design alternatives and subsystem segmentation discussions. Prerequisites: Optics senior standing or permission from instructor.
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OPT 320-1
Wayne Knox
MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
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Under faculty supervision, preparation for year-long independent research or participation in ongoing graduate group research. Students wishing to major in 'Optics' will register for this course. Prerequisite: Optics senior standing or instructor permission.
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OPT 386V-1
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Blank Description |
OPT 391-1
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Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru theĀ instructions for online independent study registration. |
OPT 394-1
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No description |
OPT 395-1
Wayne Knox
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Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru theĀ instructions for online independent study registration. |
OPT 395-2
William Renninger
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Blank Description |
OPT 395-3
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No description |
Fall 2020
Number | Title | Instructor | Time |
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Monday | |
OPT 203-1
Jennifer Kruschwitz
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. |
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OPT 243-3
Jessica Nelson
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. |
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OPT 212-1
Gregory Savich
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MATLAB II for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211 |
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OPT 211-1
Gregory Savich
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Teaches techniques of transforming continuous problems to discrete mathematical models. Students learn computational methods for solving problems in optics using high level software. Includes labs. |
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Monday and Wednesday | |
OPT 243-1
Jessica Nelson
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. |
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OPT 243-2
Jessica Nelson
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. |
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OPT 201-1
Jim Zavislan
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Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving. |
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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
OPT 310-1
Wayne Knox
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Specifications, project development, and project planning will include design alternatives and subsystem segmentation discussions. Prerequisites: Optics senior standing or permission from instructor. |
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OPT 320-1
Wayne Knox
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Under faculty supervision, preparation for year-long independent research or participation in ongoing graduate group research. Students wishing to major in 'Optics' will register for this course. Prerequisite: Optics senior standing or instructor permission. |
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Tuesday | |
OPT 203-2
Jennifer Kruschwitz
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. |
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OPT 241-2
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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OPT 241-3
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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OPT 241-4
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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Tuesday and Thursday | |
OPT 262-1
Andrew Berger
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Electromagnetic Theory: Maxwell's equations in differential form, dipole radiation, Rayleigh scattering, polarization,energy flow (Poynting vector), plane waves, wave propagation in air/glass/metals, reflection and refraction, birefringence, polarization-sensitive optical elements (wave plates and polarizers),applications to nonlinear and quantum optics. |
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OPT 101-1
Thomas Brown
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A discussion of the properties of light: refraction, imaging, diffraction, interference, the development of the microscope, telescope, laser, the Internet, information storage and display, and medical applications. Demonstrations. The EAS10X seminar/workshop is required for all students taking an EAS10X course for credit. Seminars discuss engineering and applied sciences in the real world, and provide overviews of Optics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Audio and Music Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. |
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OPT 242-1
Brian Kruschwitz
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Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Optics majors have more fun! Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261. |
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OPT 241-1
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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OPT 246-1
James Oliver
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Optical interference in a multilayer stack and its application to anti-reflection coatings, beamsplitters, laser mirrors, polarizers, and bandpass filters. Prerequisites: OPT 262 |
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OPT 201-2
Jim Zavislan
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Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving. |
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OPT 245-1
Ethan Burnham-Fay
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|
This course focuses teaching the multidisciplinary aspects of designing complex, precise systems. In these systems, aspects from mechanics, optics, electronics, design for manufacturing/assembly, and metrology/qualification must all be considered to design, build, and demonstrate a successful precision system. The goal of this class is to develop a fundamental understanding of multidisciplinary design for designing the next generation of advanced instrumentation. This course is open to graduate students in engineering and physics backgrounds although it has a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and systems engineering topics. This course is open to undergraduates who are in their senior year. |
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OPT 201-3
Jim Zavislan
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Students examine, analyze, measure, dismantle and reverse-engineer a variety of new and used optical tools, apparatus and systems. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and intuitive problem-solving. |
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Wednesday | |
OPT 212-2
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MATLAB I for Optics Majors |
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OPT 243-4
Jessica Nelson
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. |
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OPT 241-5
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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OPT 241-6
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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OPT 241-7
Julie Bentley
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Optical instruments and their uses. First-order Gaussian optics and thin-lens system layout. Photometric theory applied to optical systems. The eye, magnifier, microscope, matrix optics, nature of Seidel aberrations. |
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OPT 203-5
Jennifer Kruschwitz
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. |
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Thursday | |
OPT 243-5
Jessica Nelson
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This course is designed to give engineers practical information about how optical components (lenses) are made and tested, and provide basic tools to create cost-effective optical system designs. Topics covered include optical material properties, grinding, polishing, CNC programming for optical fabrication, modern fabrication technologies, surface testing and fabrication tolerances. We will discuss case studies of challenging fabrication projects for leading-edge optical systems. The accompanying lab will use the facilities of the Hopkins Center fabrication and metrology labs to introduce polishing and metrology techniques. Lab exercises will include hands-on experiments, such as exploring the properties of optical materials, measuring the removal function of a sub-aperture polishing and grinding machines, and characterizing the surface form and texture of polished surfaces. Prerequisites: Students must be in their Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year. Not for first-year undergraduates. |
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OPT 203-4
Jennifer Kruschwitz
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. |
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Friday | |
OPT 212-3
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MATLAB for Optics Majors. Prerequisites: OPT 211 |
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OPT 203-3
Jennifer Kruschwitz
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This laboratory complements OPT 242. Students experience further optical phenomena in the lab setting to better understand equipment that provides measurement and key optical data. |
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OPT 242-2
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Geometrical and diffraction theory of image formation. Measurement of first-order properties. Seidel aberrations. Tests of aberrated systems. Seidel contribution formulae and more. Prerequisites: OPT 241, OPT 261.\ |